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proximity
[ prok-sim-i-tee ]
/ prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti /
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noun
nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation; closeness.
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Origin of proximity
First recorded in 1475–85; late Middle English; from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitāt-, stem of proximitās “nearness, adjacent area, vicinity”
OTHER WORDS FROM proximity
non·prox·im·i·ty, nounWords nearby proximity
Proxima, Proxima Centauri, proximal, proximate, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proxy
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British Dictionary definitions for proximity
proximity
/ (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) /
noun
nearness in space or time
nearness or closeness in a series
Word Origin for proximity
C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate
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